AVB Launches All-New AVB University
It’s back to school for BrandSource members, thanks to the return of an all-new and on-demand AVB University.
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2019 Convention
AVB|BrandSource Launches YourSourceNews.com
If you’re reading these words, then chances are you’ve made your way to YourSourceNews.com, the just-launched news and information website for BrandSource members and the industries they participate in.
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Bemis, Horst and Pleasants Enter AVB | BrandSource Hall Of Fame
AVB|BrandSource honored three member dealers at the 2019 Convention & Expo for their lifetime of achievement within the group and
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Ristow to BrandSource Members: Merchandise Your Websites!
AVB CEO Jim Ristow kicked off Sunday’s General Session at the 2019 BrandSource Convention with an impassioned plea to members to keep their online merchandising as up to date as their showrooms’ – and introduced a new tool, LINQ4U, to help them do so.
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It’s Time To Tune In To TV: Ristow
The TV category has taken its lumps in recent years, but the advent of ultra-large screens, advanced display technologies, and a new turnkey program for BrandSource members means the time is ripe to jump in.
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BrandSource Heavy Hitters Honored for Sales Excellence
The select staffers, dubbed Heavy Hitters, were chosen by their respective businesses to attend the Convention courtesy of vendor sponsors, where they received special sales and product training and certificates to applaud their sales acumen.
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If Knowledge is Power, Then the 2019 BrandSource Convention Reigned Supreme
The accent was on learning at BrandSource’s 2019 Convention & Expo, where members boned up on everything from sales training and leather repair to the impact of 5G and pin-posting on Pinterest.
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BrandSource Honors its 2019 Dealers of the Year
One of the highlights of BrandSource’s annual Convention is its Dealer of the Year Awards, when members from every region in the country are honored for their commitment to excellence in the retail industry and to their fellow BrandSource members.
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Women In Business Gather For Fifth Consecutive Year
In its short five years, BrandSource’s Women In Business (WIB) gathering has become a fixture of the group’s bi-annual Convention and Summit agendas.
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Hutch’s Janys Hutchings Receives 2019 Women In Business Cornerstone Award
At the 2019 Convention & Expo, BrandSource’s five-year-old Women In Business (WIB) group for female professionals in the appliance, furniture, mattress and consumer tech sectors bestowed its Cornerstone Award to Janys Hutchings, co-owner of Hutch’s Home Furnishings in Lehi, Utah.
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BrandSource Members Celebrate AVB’s Golden Anniversary In Style
A fiftieth anniversary is always a major milestone, but for an independent dealer group, reaching the half-century mark assumes even greater significance in today’s rapidly changing marketplace.
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Young Professionals Gathering Gives Glimpse Into AVB’s Next 50 Years
If, as the late Whitney Houston sang in “Greatest Love of All,” we believe the children are our future, then BrandSource is in good hands, based on the group’s Young Professionals organization.
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Full Slate of Member Events Kept Conventioneers Bustling
If inventory is the lifeblood of independent dealers, then kicking the tires of new products on the Expo floor can be considered the main event at a BrandSource Convention.
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Members Wrangle Hot Deals At Updated Stampede Event
One of the most anticipated moments of any BrandSource Convention is the start of the Stampede, when limited-quantity, show-special deals are unveiled before the membership and snapped up on a first-come, first-served basis.
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BrandSource Recognizes Members For Group And Industry Contributions
BrandSource Convention announcements ran the gamut from digital, product and educational initiatives to the more personal – recognizing members for their dedication to the group, their businesses and the industry.
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Digital Marketing (And CMO John White) Were Front and Center at BrandSource Convention
AVB CMO John White briefing members on the coming 5G wave.
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Manufacturer Training Sessions Kept Members Ahead of the Technology Curve
Lynn and Teresa Parrish of Kitchen’s Inc. at the GE Appliance session.
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The Do’s and Don’ts Of Digital Merchandising
Following up on CEO Jim Ristow’s plea to members to merchandise their websites with the same urgency as their physical showrooms, Chief Merchandising Officer John White offered up three key tenets to follow online.
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Vendors Helped Make The 2019 BrandSource Convention One for the Books
BrandSource set out to make the 50th Anniversary Convention & Expo an event that won’t soon be forgotten, and thanks to the generous support of our vendor partners, that goal was achieved in spades.
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BrandSource Holds Texas-Sized Expo at Dallas Convention
Everything’s bigger in Texas, and the Expo component of BrandSource’s 2019 Convention in Dallas was no exception.
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